Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was an English author best known for the Discworld series, a sequence of forty-one comic fantasy novels set on a flat world carried through space on the backs of four elephants standing on a giant turtle. Across four decades, the Discworld grew from a parody of sword-and-sorcery fantasy into one of the most sustained works of social satire in English literature, examining politics, religion, science, gender, race, capitalism, and the nature of stories themselves. Pra...
Thud!
Thud!
Synopsis
It is the anniversary of the Battle of Koom Valley — the only battle in history where dwarfs and trolls ambushed each other simultaneously — and tensions between the two communities in Ankh-Morpork are at breaking point. A famous dwarf has been murdered deep underground, and Sam Vimes must investigate before the murder becomes the spark for a war. But someone has put something in Vimes's head, and it is growing.
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Sam VimesProtagonist
Investigating a politically explosive murder while something he cannot name begins influencing his thoughts and behaviour.
Carrot IronfounderssonSupporting
Navigating the dwarf-troll tensions with his characteristic directness — increasingly the moral and operational centre of the Watch.
AnguaSupporting
Managing the investigation's werewolf angle while Vimes deals with his own internal crisis.
A.E. PessimalSupporting
A tiny government inspector assigned to audit the Watch — and the novel's funniest running joke, which resolves in an unexpectedly moving way.
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Thud!Unknown, 2008Penguin Random HouseLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9781407035444
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